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WRs vs New England Patriots
As of Week 18 · through 2 games · PPR
Showing the three highest-scoring WRs from each game.
Pts / game allowed
27.6
to all WRs
Rank
20
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-8%
lg avg 29.8
| Wk | Team | Player | Slot | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SEA | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR1 | 11 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 26.2 |
| Cooper Kupp | WR2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5.5 | ||
| Rashid Shaheed | WR3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 |  PIT | Roman Wilson | WR1 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Germie Bernard | WR2 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 7.5 | ||
| DK Metcalf | WR3 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.7 | ||
| Average | 6.7 | 4.0 | 41.8 | 0.2 | 9.2 | |||
| Median | 7.0 | 4.0 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 7.1 | |||
| High | 11 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 26.2 | |||
| Low | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 | |||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- top-3 WRs have averaged 4.0 receptions, 41.8 receiving yards and 0.2 receiving TDs per player-game against the Patriots across 2 games.
- The Patriots allow 27.6 PPR points to the position per game, -8% versus the league average of 29.8 (ranked 20 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Jaxon Smith-Njigba (26.2 pts, 8 rec, 122 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 5.8; rec 4.0 vs 3.2; yds 41.8 vs 25.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 1, Rashid Shaheed (1.4 pts, 1 rec, 4 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 10.7; rec 4.0 vs 4.6; yds 41.8 vs 49.4. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 1 of 6 player-games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 1.4 to 26.2 (median 7.1).
- top-3 WRs scored a touchdown in 1 of 6 player-games (17%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.